Azercell continues free eye examinations

Mon 11 Mar 201908:19 GMT | 12:19 Local Time

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Hence, “Mobile Eye Clinic” established on June 1, 2011 with the support of Azercell, to carry out examination and treatment of children who are deprived of parental care provides the free service to elderly, low-income families and the intendly displaced people as well.

This year, in february, the doctors of the clinic visited Rehabilitation and Sociological Center N 5, under “Mushfig” Public Union for Assistance to Disabled Children located in Sahil settlement of Garadagh district. 25 children received ophthalmological check-up within the framework of the project. Kids who needed were assigned prescriptions and provided with eyeglasses as well.

Notably, all the examination and treatment services within the project are conducted by “Caspian Compassion Project” Public Union. “Mobile Eye Clinic” visited most of the boarding-schools and houses for the elderly people located not only in capital city, but also in most districts of Azerbaijan. It is worth to mention that, during 2018, Azercell’s “Mobile Eye Clinic” provided free medical check-up to 1368 people. Since its establishment, approximately 7500 people have benefited from the free medical service of the clinic.

The leader of the mobile communication industry, the largest taxpayer and the biggest investor of the non-oil sector of Azerbaijan “Azercell Telecom” LLC was founded in 1996. With 49 percent share of Azerbaijan’s mobile telecom market Azercell’s network covers 99.1 percent of the territory (excluding the occupied territories) and 99.8 percent of population of the country.

According to the results of mobile network quality and wireless coverage mapping surveys by international systems, Azercell’s network demonstrated the best results among the mobile operators of Azerbaijan. Azercell is the only company in Azerbaijan and CIS region which has been awarded Gold Certificate of International “Investors in People” Standard.